Library Announces End of Summer, Early Fall Activities

Summer Reading Club for children theme is One world, many stories.   The Children’s Reading Club ends Tuesday, August 30.
 
Family storytimes will be held on Thursdays.   Children of all ages may come. There is no registration.  
Aug. 26:  Going to school stories  - morning only at 10:30, no evening storytime 
 
Ronald McDonald on Wednesday, August 24 at 1:30.  All ages.  Registration required.

September events

Playtime –  Friday 10-12  - Drop in – no registration.  Weekly throughout the year.  Friday mornings at the library.
Opportunity for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to play and socialize together with parents in the large meeting room of the library.
Playtime has been a program at the Library for over 30 years!  
 
Fall storytimes begin the week of September 19-22.
Public libraries provide children with early opportunities to develop early literacy skills to help children enjoy language, books,  reading, and learning.  Young children are just beginning language development.  Library programs help develop a children's attention span.   It's never too early to read to kids.  Children who are exposed to libraries and books have better success in learning to read.
Early Literacy Storytimes are a series of 30 minute programs with stories, flannel boards, fingerplays and a short film.  Each week an early literacy skill will be highlighted.  There are 6 early literacy skills:  print awareness, phonological awareness, letter knowledge, vocabulary, print motivation, and narrative skills. 
When:     Tuesdays: 1:30 – 3 ½ - 6 years         
                Wednesdays:  10:30 - 1 ½ - 2 ½ years with parent 
                Thursdays:  10:30 – family story time - all ages
                Thursdays 6:30 – family storytime - all ages
Storytimes are drop-in, no registration.  
 
A Mother Goose program for babies begins Wednesday, September 21 at 11:30.  No registration is needed for this series of programs.     
 
Craft day – Saturday, September 24 from 1:00-3:00 for children in grades 1 and up.  Registration begins Sept. 6.  Make something for the Berlin Fair!  (this is a new program offering)